Inside the PD: Last Week in PD Baseball, Softball

Last Week in Peninsula District Baseball and Softball, in which the weather played havoc (Vernal Equinox my …) yet Woodside and Menchville kept rolling.

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Welcher, Woodside. On Tuesday, he held Hampton to one run on two hits in an 8-1 win. On Saturday, he hit a two-run home run and had the game-winning RBI in a 7-6 win over Kecoughtan in nine innings.

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Leah Andrews, Menchville. The Monarchs’ catcher and lead-off hitter went 7-for-10 for the week as her team swept Gloucester, Warwick and Phoebus. She scored four of her team’s seven runs in a win over the Raiders.

OFF AND ROLLING. In baseball, he Wolverines are off to a 5-0 start and lead Gloucester and Menchville by a game in the standings. Woodside is scheduled to visit the Dukes this afternoon, but given the three inches of snow that surprised G-Town Sunday, that seems likely to be postponed.

Meanwhile, Menchville has taken control of the softball race with a 4-0 record (5-0 overall). Bethel, Gloucester and Warwick are 4-1 with Kecoughtan, our pre-season favorite, 3-2.

RECOVERY MODE. Since its opening-day 5-4 loss to Woodside, Menchville baseball has won four in a row by a combined score of 33-9.

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: In its last four games, Hampton has given up 27 runs. It’s not all pitching. Only one of Woodside’s eight runs on Tuesday was earned.

PATS IMPROVING. The surprise team so far as been Denbigh, which is 3-2 with wins over Kecoughtan, Bethel and Warwick — three teams that finished higher last year. Outfielder John Garcia is off to a terrific start.

FUTURE OF PD SOFTBALL? It might be unfair to proclaim this now, but Warwick freshman catcher Dalika Wallace sure looks to be the real deal. After five games, she’s batting .589 (11-for-19). She threw out two runners trying to steal second in the seventh inning alone in Friday’s loss to Menchville.

ON TAP THIS WEEK: Here’s what’s scheduled, anyway, in both baseball and softball. Don’t bet too much on games being played before Wednesday: